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The capybara council of cute is now in session! So we all know that capybaras, the cute South American-native rodent, love to bathe in hot springs. But it seems like they're not a fan of water in all forms, especially when it's falling from the sky.

Illustrated English teacher suddenly has legions of fans and even an unofficial theme song, but her visual creator is hoping the good-time ruckus won't lead to a backlash by parents and educators. With the school year getting underway in Japan, ea...

Atsuko Maeda, former AKB48 front-girl, opened a new account on Instagram on 6th April. Acchan is not a newcomer to the app. She actually had a huge follower base already on her previously owned account.

Famitsu announced that they're hosting a special Final Fantasy XV NicoNico Live stream featuring director Hajime Tabata and series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, who is currently the head of Mistwalker. [Thanks, Game Jouhou.

On April 8, 2016, after being an AKB48 member for 3,775 days, Minami Takahashi had her final stage performance at the AKB48 theatre on her 25th birthday. Titled "Minami Takahashi Graduation Special Performance ~Looking Back on the Past 10 years~",...

Cinema Today has posted a new 25-second clip from the upcoming live-action film adaptation of the Terra Formars sci-fi action manga series introducing a bug transformation and action scene of God Lee portrayed by Kane Kosugi (Ultraman Powered, God...

Square Enix shared the latest on Dragon Quest Heroes II during a special live stream event, where they revealed more of the game's voice cast along with a brand new trailer for the upcoming action RPG.

'ネトゲの嫁は女の子じゃないと思った？' (Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta? ) "And You Thought There is Never a Girl Online? " The source for this was really funny, so all that remains is to adapt it well. So far?

Before the premiere of the TV anime adaptatio nof Hellsing creator Kouta Hirano's history versus fantasy action manga Drifters, a special edition of the manga's fifth volume, out on June 6, will be presented with a 36-minute version of the first t...

Vic Mignogna The Skip Beat! Kickstarter project has hit the $130,000 mark on its journey to the fully funded amount of $155,000 and that's resulted in a new bit of news. The fourth bit of casting has been revealed with Vic Mignogna taking on the r...

Crunchyroll has another addition to its manga library with the arrival of Atsuko Watanabe's Piacevole. The first volume of the comico manga is now available to members worldwide. Synopsis: High schooler Morina Nanase starts work at Trattoria Festa...

Brave Brothers is a notable name in the KPop scene, having worked with the likes of Big Bang, Sistar, 4Minute, and T-ara. He's now expanding to Japan, with his new girl group CHERRSEE. Two years ago, Brave Brothers auditioned 5,800 people in Japan.

You know that Studio Megaane is an impressive person when he releases a chiptune version of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable's ending theme within the same timeframe that the anime's tune made its debut.

This is an RSS version of the original article. Please visit www. otakustudy. com for the full post. Following many other PlayStation Vita to PC ports for games in the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise, Idea Factory International have announced th...

Fanart Friday returns, and we've got one last leg to run. Last week, I goofed around at my desk with an April Fools edition, but this week we're gonna catch up on the last six months of Fanart Friday with a FF (and anime!

The official website of the upcoming anime film adaptation of Yoshitoki Ooima's Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice) manga has launched revealing that the movie will be releasing in Japanese theatres on September 17th.

Megaman illustrator Keiji Inafune has dabbled with the absurdly popular Super Mario Maker, creating a level that his legion of hardcore fans will no doubt be excited to try out while also sure to be a source of insight for those looking to improve...

North American anime distributor Discotek Media has taken to social media with news that they have licensed A Wind Named Amnesia, a 1990 anime movie adaptation of novel by Vampire Hunter D author Hideyuki Kikuchi previously released by Manga Enter...

The next saga will see the Japanese government strengthen their copyright law so they can take legal action against "Reach Sites" based in Japan. These types of websites collect links to illegally uploaded anime and movies, and tend to rank high o...

The air is infused with the spirit of anime for Spring. Thank goodness there are now new things to look forward to, and naturally think and write about. I have recognised a few anime adaptations in this new line-up, because I have either bought th...

Similar to the previous game, D3 Publisher's upcoming action shooter Bullet Girls 2 will have "interrogation training" sessions. This time around, there are new and improved features to it. The whole purpose behind the interrogation training is to...

By Joel Couture . April 8, 2016 . 2:30pm Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~, the sequel to visual novel Clannad that follows Tomoyo's ending, is raising votes on Greenlight for a Steam release. The game, originally released in 2005, follows Tomo...

Just a few weeks ago in Japan, a field test for Pokémon GO began and, according to developer Niantic, the test will spread to Australia and New Zealand "later this month. " Those who live in either of those two territories can sign up for the fiel...

Toei's official youtube channel has released the minute long trailer for their next Super Sentai V-Cinema presentation, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Returns: Ninnin Girls VS Ninnin Boys Final Wars featuring an animated Fuuka and Kasumi!

The atrociously offensive pose present in Blizzard's frantic FPS Overwatch has at last acquired its replacement, with the tantalizing Tracer ironically becomes sexier than ever before - leaving some wondering if this was Blizzard's plan all along.

Back in February 2006, Dengeki Bunkon and Japanese light novel author, Isuna Hasekura, launched Spice and Wolf, and taught a lot of people about business, economics, and politics. To celebrate the series' 10th anniversary, the May issue of Dengeki...

Sakamoto is cool. This was pretty funny, in a completely ridiculous way. Highly recommended. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Click ...

Renowned and critically-acclaimed anime director, Makoto Shinkai, is back with another movie offering, which is titled "Kimi no Na wa. " or "Your Name. ". Much like his previous works, this one promises to be quite emotional.

Good Smile Company has launched pre-orders for two upcoming, super-deformed Nendoroid figures this week. Repping AmeComi and super-hero movies is Captain America with a base that links up with Iron Man for a fight along the lines of the upcoming C...